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21st prime minister of Somalia
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. The article properly refers to the person by their given name, Hamza, and not as Abdi Barre.
Hamza Abdi Barre
(
Somali
:
Xamse Cabdi Barre
,
Arabic
:
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) is a
Somali
politician currently serving as the
Prime Minister
of the
Federal Government of Somalia
. He was nominated on 15 June 2022, by
President
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
,
[3]
and he was endorsed by parliament on 25 June 2022 (229 in favour, 7 opposed, 1 abstention).
[4]
Hamza is also a parliamentarian elected to the House of the People of the
Federal Parliament of Somalia
on 28 December 2021, representing the
Afmadow
constituency of
Middle Juba
.
[5]
Early life and education
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Hamza was born in
Kismayo
,
Lower Juba
,
[6]
to the
Ogaden
branch of the
Darod
clan.
[7]
Hamza completed his primary education in the country, and received his bachelor's degree from the
University of Science and Technology
in
Yemen
in 2001.
[6]
From 2003 to 2004, Hamza was the Executive Director of the Formal Private Education Network in Somalia (FPENS), a school in Mogadishu.
[6]
In August 2005,
[8]
Hamza became a co-founder of
Kismayo University
.
[6]
In 2009, Hamza received his Master's degree
[2]
from the
International Islamic University
in
Malaysia
.
[6]
After obtaining his Master's degree and before entering into his political career, Hamza spent many years as an educator in Kismayo and Mogadishu, including becoming a senior lecturer at
Mogadishu University
.
[1]
Political career
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Barre has long been a supporter of the Union for Peace and Development Party, holding various positions in the offices of the federal government. From 2014 to 2015, Barre was the administrative advisor to the governor of
Banaadir
region and later to the
mayor of Mogadishu
,
Hassan Mohamed Hussein
. Barre also served as a senior adviser to the Ministry of Constitutional Affairs and Federalism.
[1]
[2]
His largest political positions before becoming Prime Minister were as the secretary-general of the Peace and Development Party under President Mohamud from 2011 to 2017,
[1]
and as chairman of the Jubbaland Electoral Commission from 2019 to 2020 under President
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
.
[2]
Since 26 June 2022, Barre has served as the Prime Minister of Somalia beside President Mohamud,
[2]
elected exactly one month prior.
[9]
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